How often do you see a car with a headlight bulb out at night!  Coming towards you pretending to be a motorbike.  As the nights draw in and the bad weather comes to us there seems to be more and more of them. And how often does a vehicle with a faulty brake light catch you out? Faulty lights are one of the most common faults and a frequent cause of MOT test failures. Obviously they can cause accidents and are also against the law. As always, yours are working perfectly. Or are they? When did you last check all of your bulbs? Next time before you drive off, switch the lights an

An exciting opportunity to watch rally cars in action. There will be public vehicle access as far as Sneverdale only - all walks and cycle routes CLOSED for the day.  See all your favorite rally cars upclose and in the action.  from Subaru Impreza's to Ford Escort Mk1's All various makes and models of cars will be there! See the Trackrod website www.trackrodmotorclub.co.uk for further information.   Tickets will be available on Friday at Yorkshire Coast College, and at the West Pier in Scarborough ,or at the Dalby Forest Drive Toll Booth (Thornton Dale end) on Saturday. The main spect

UK winters still bring dark nights, fog, rain, snow - and danger, even if the "experts" saying Global Warming is taking it toll! Approximatly 50% of all reported night-time road traffic accidents occur on wet roads.   The UK it is wet on average only one night in ten. Or, to put it another way, after dark a motorist is nine times more likely to be involved in an accident if it's wet.   Add in hail, sleet and snow and these are just the conditions which are likely to bring the most car accidents and breakdowns.  The AA expects to attend to more than 10, 000 breakdowns a day in January!